Phan Rang, Vietnam Travel Guide

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General information about Fanrang

Phan Rang (also Phan-Rang) is a resort town on the South China Sea coast in southern Vietnam between the two popular and crowded seaside resorts of Nha Trang and Mui Ne, approximately equidistant from each (Fanrang on the map).

Actually, to be more precise, the city is officially called Phan Rang–Thap Cham (Phan Rang-Thap Cham). Phanrang and Thaptham are the two districts that form the city, but unofficially it is known by the name simply Phanrang.

Fanrang is the capital of Ninh Thuan province. Its population is 160 thousand people. However, it does not give the impression of a large city and is more like a large village. The first and second coastlines are built up with hotels for tourists in the tourist area of the resort, and the Houses of local residents are located at a distance from the sea and form the city itself. The central part of the city is about 7 km from the coast.

Holidays in Fanrang

The resort of Fanrang is strikingly different from the more "promoted" Mui Ne and Nha Trang. There are much fewer foreign tourists here, which means less noise and fuss. It is popular with local holidaymakers, but they fortunately only fill the resort on weekends and holidays, and the rest of the time it is calm and quiet like a village. Walking or riding around the neighborhood on a motorbike, here you can observe a natural, non-tourist Vietnam. So to speak, to know the country as it really is.

There are few attractions in Fanrang, there is almost no nightlife. Local hotels have rental facilities for surfing and kiting equipment. But in general, the conditions for active recreation on the water here are not very favorable: you can catch the right wind and wave only in December and January. Lovers of snorkeling will be interested only on the beach of Kana (or Ka Na), which is located 30 km south of the city.

Therefore, this resort is suitable, first of all, for lovers of a calm, peaceful beach holiday, as well as gastronomic tourism. In local restaurants, cafes and eateries you can try a lot of exotic dishes (mainly seafood), their prices are lower than in more popular resorts.

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Beaches and areas of Fanrang where to stay

A very wide beach strip with pure golden sand; spaciousness and complete absence of pandemonium; an exceptionally comfortable entrance to the sea, more gentle than in Mui Ne and Nha Trang – these are the undoubted advantages of this resort. The temperature of sea water in the vicinity of Fanrang does not fall below 24 degrees. Heat and sunshine are softened by moderate breezes.

In Fanrang, the influence of low tide on the beaches is quite strong, the water at low water goes far from the shore. You can see the forecast of Tides in Fanrang for the next six months, calculated on the basis of collected data for 20 years.

График приливов и отливов в Фанранг (Пхан Ранге)
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In Fanrang you can settle in two zones: in the city center or on the coast along the beach:

  • Downtown

    The city center is suitable for accommodation if you came here for a couple of days just to get acquainted with the resort for future trips (Fanrang Center on the map). In the center is the entire urban infrastructure (shops, markets, transport, inexpensive cafes), and most of the budget hotels of the resort. But if you stop here, you will have to get 4-5 kilometers to the beach. As an alternative, you can choose one of the inexpensive hotels near the main road to the beach, then you can walk 1-2 kilometers to it.

  • Ninh Chu Beach

    The main beach of Phan-Ranga, which is located directly in the city, is called Ninh Chu (Ninh Chu Beach). It stretches along the entire local coast in a sheltered bay for almost 10 km (Ninh Chu Beach on the map). The beach infrastructure on it is poorly developed. Sun beds, umbrellas, cafes right on the beach – all this is only on certain sites belonging to a particular hotel. The rest of the considerable space of the beach is deserted. Which, on the one hand, is good. But it is here that all the beach hotels of Fanrang are located, so if you come for a beach holiday, then settle only here.

Outside the city and to the North and south along the coast, the beaches stretch for many kilometers, but they are not very suitable for swimming. In some places they are very dirty due to the actions of people, somewhere unsuitable for swimming because of sharp stones, and there are rocky shores, and the latter are the most. Of course, you can still find secluded and clean coves, but where there are no hotels and infrastructure, there are no good beaches.

Outside of Fanrang, there are only two other beaches worth visiting during the day and where there are accommodation options:

  • My Hoa Beach

    This beach and area is 20 kilometers north of Phanrang (Myhoa Beach on the map). There is a long sandy beach with a length of more than three kilometers, but for a classic beach holiday it is not suitable, it is a place for kitesurfers. Here is a flat bottom without stones, open space for the wind, in general, the conditions are almost ideal. The only bad thing is that at low tide the water goes far away.

    Along the coast, a simple tourist was formed here, focused, of course, on kitesurfing lovers: camps for training, camping, rental and sale of equipment.

  • Ka Na Beach / Can Na Beach

    Ca Na Beach is more than 30 kilometers to the south (( on the beach on the map). This is a wide and spacious strip of light sand, which stretches along the coast for about 10 km, but in some places in this space there are picturesque piles of boulders, mud, and rocky places unsuitable for swimming. This place is suitable for lovers of swimming and diving with a mask and fins: it is shallow, and there are a lot of corals. There is no infrastructure except for several guest houses in the area of the town of Ca Na, and one three-star hotel Hon Co Ca Na Resort. By the way, it is near this hotel that the beach is best, so if you are looking for a place for a day holiday on the beach, then you should go to the beach next to this hotel.

  • Vinh Hy Bay

    In the opposite direction from Karta, 40 km to the North, is Vinh Hy Bay (Vinhy on the map). At the end of the Bay is a small town and a dirty port, but at the beginning of the Bay and in the vicinity there are several small beaches and shallow coves with excellent beaches with perfectly clear blue water and light sand. The local underwater world is quite diverse, so you can do not only snorkeling, but also diving and fishing. The shore is also beautiful: here is the border of the NY Chua Reserve. In the area of Vinhi Bay there are several options for accommodation, but approach the choice of place very carefully, read the reviews. Otherwise, you may not be on the beach, but next to a dirty port or on a rocky shore.

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Beaches and areas of Fanrang on the map

You can download ⤓ points of interest, important transport points (bus stations, airports, etc.), districts and beaches from our map in KMZ/KML format. These files can be downloaded to the navigator or smartphone for use with offline or online Google Maps applications, Organic Maps and others that support this format, and use them to navigate and explore resorts.

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Despite being relatively sparsely populated (compared to Mui Ne and Nha Trang), Fanrang is ready to offer an extensive selection of hotels with a wide variety of accommodation options: from hostels in the depths of urban neighborhoods (for example, Friends guesthouse) to full-fledged four-star hotels on the First Coast (for example, Saigon Ninh Chu Hotel & Resort).

Some guidebooks write that there are few hotels in Fanrang, and there are no hotels on the beach. This is outdated information that is no longer true. The resort is developing rapidly, and there are more hotels here every year. There is a choice, and an additional Plus is that most of the hotels here are quite new or with recent renovation.

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Infrastructure Of Fanrang

In this resort there are many restaurants, cafes and just street eateries with delicious food. In those restaurants that are at hotels, it will be noticeably more expensive to eat than" on the street".

Right on the first and second coastlines there are many Russian cuisine establishments aimed at tourists from the former USSR. This is evidenced by their names: "at Tolik", "yellow helmet", "Yesenin", "Pushkin" as well as long and funny menus translated into Russian. There are also typical European institutions – for example, pizzeria Le Napoli, Grill-Bar Cubana. These are the "islands" of the English language in Phan-Rang, and their owners are Europeans. There are many coffee shops where you can drink tea, Vietnamese coffee, cocktails. And the cheapest you can eat in local eateries in the city center or across the street from the beach. Everywhere you can enjoy a variety of seafood and fish dishes, as well as lizards.

On the street, travel agencies and hotel receptions offer inexpensive group excursions to the surrounding area, as well as to remote places of Nha Trang, Dalat, Ho Chi Minh City, and even short sightseeing tours to the north of the country to Halong Bay or Sapa with a flight. But in general, the choice of Tours is not as large as in Nha Trang, and prices are higher.

Any needs will be met by local shops. There are such famous hypermarkets as Big C or maximark supermarket, large shopping center Vincom Plus, many local colorful markets and minimarkets. The main part of the trade is located in the center, in the area of the beach there are only small shops and grocery stores.

There are ATMs and exchangers, but everything, again, is located mainly in the city center. On the beach, too, there are a couple of exchangers with a not very favorable rate, and two ATMs Vietcombank and Vietinbank. If you need to exchange a large amount, it is better to go to the city center on the main street Thon Nhat, and change cash there in jewelry shops or banks.

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  • 100 000 донг (VND) = 328,16 рублей (RUB)
  • 1 доллар США (USD) = 25 620,00 VND
  • 100 рублей (RUB) = 30 472,90 VND
  • 1 евро (EUR) = 27 556,00 VND

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  • 1 доллар США (USD) ≈ 25 107,60 - 25 568,76 VND
  • 1 евро (EUR) ≈ 27 004,88 - 27 500,89 VND

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Weather in Fanrang, tourist seasons

It is always warm in Fanrang, the beach season lasts all year round. However, there is seasonality associated with precipitation. That's when it's best to go to Fanrang, and when to abstain:

  • The high tourist season or dry season in Fanrang is long, from January to August. There is very little rain at this time compared to other months of the year, it is very comfortable to rest. But within this season, you can also highlight the perfect season for a beach holiday in Fanrang from January to April. In these months, the temperature is cooler than in the summer months, it is more comfortable to rest.

    However, keep in mind that in February the Vietnamese New Year Tet and Chinese New Year are celebrated, moreover, but it is celebrated by families almost the whole month. At this time, transport and hotels are overloaded, cost twice as much. So if there is no goal to celebrate the traditional New Year with the locals, it is best to avoid traveling to Vietnam in general at this time of year.

  • The low season or rainy season runs from September to December, sometimes going to the end of January. It is believed that this is the most unfortunate time to rest because of frequent and heavy rains, but in fact there is as luck would have it: there can be many days of excellent sunny weather, and a typhoon can fall with prolonged rains. In general, we can characterize this period as follows: the rains are every day and very abundant, but within 1-2 hours there is no trace of them.

Seasons in Fanrang by month, when is the best time to go

Jan Feb March Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov. Dec
                       

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acceptable time to visit;
not recommended time to visit

Средняя температура in Fanrang по месяцам
янв фев мар апр май июн июл авг сен окт ноя дек 24.4° 25.2° 26.8° 28.2° 29.3° 29.8° 29.6° 29.4° 28.8° 27.5° 26.4° 25.2°
Осадки in Fanrang по месяцам
янв фев мар апр май июн июл авг сен окт ноя дек 51.4мм 17.1мм 45.5мм 46.8мм 103.2мм 51.8мм 59мм 64.8мм 191.1мм 339.9мм 389.9мм 189.6мм

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How to get to Fanrang

There is an airport near Fanrang, but it accepts only military flights so far, so you will have to get from other countries here through the airport of Nha Trang or Ho Chi Minh City. From other cities in Vietnam, you can get here by train on the main railway line of the country, connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, or by bus. Read more about each of the methods with the cost and schedule below:

Transport in Fanrang, what to move

If you stay in one of the hotels on the beach, then you will not need transport to move around the city, except only to go to the city center to exchange money or for shopping. But if you stop in the city center, then you will have to get 4-5 kilometers to the beach every time, and then you can not do without transport. You may also need your own wheels if you want to drive around the neighborhood along scenic routes and to distant attractions.

The most convenient and popular way to move is to rent a motorcycle (low-power scooter or moped). In general, for Vietnam this is the most common way of transportation, and with their rental, too, there will be no difficulties, you can find a rental both in the center and in the resort area near the beaches. Also rent is offered in most guest houses and hotels (but a little more expensive than in individual rentals). Well, the cheapest way is to rent a Motobike from private traders, who can be found through taxi drivers or simply through local "helpers". Rent will cost an average of 120,000 VND per day (4.68 USD, see currency of Vietnamand exchange rate), can be cheaper if you take a few days. To drive, you officially need an international driving license (IDP) with Category "A". In practice, many tourists ride without rights at all, and with the police they solve the problem on the spot. Read more about all the questions motorcycle rental in Vietnam here...

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Another way of Transportation is bicycles. They are also offered for rent everywhere, and some hotels even offer them for free to their guests. A day of rent will cost around 50,000 VND (1.95 USD).

If you do not know how to move independently on two wheels, then you will have to use a car taxi or motorcycle taxi. Motorcycle taxis on the street operate at a contract price, you can order by the meter through the Grab application (see Grab application in Vietnam and how to use it here...). A trip from the city center to the beach or back will cost about 25,000 VND (0.98 USD). A car taxi will cost about twice as much.

Attractions and entertainment of Fanrang, what to see and do

Fanrang is not the best place to explore interesting sights, there is not much to see here. A few attractions in the surrounding area can be viewed through excursions that are offered at local travel agencies and hotels. But it is better to rent transport, since the two most interesting sights are picturesque routes. About how to rent and how much it costs to rent transport above. Also from Fanrang, you can go by bus or with an excursion for 1-2 days to the mountain town of Dalat, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang or Mui Ne.

The main entertainment in Fanrang are beaches, and for active and sporty - kitesurfing. The whole area on the beach of my Hoa (My Hoa) 20 kilometers from the city is a kitesurfing paradise with appropriate accommodation and infrastructure. But on the main beach you can only relax on the beach, walk along the coast, go shopping in the city center, or have nothing to do to swim with a mask and tube, but snorkeling here is so-so. To see worthwhile underwater life, you either need to look for places for luck, or go to Vinh Hy Bay. In the evening, except to communicate with other tourists or sit in a bar or cafe for a beer, there is nothing to do.

There is no entertainment for children, but you can go even during the day to neighboring Nha Trang (see attractions and entertainment of Nha Trang), and have fun there, including visiting the famous VinWonders (Vinpearl) amusement park on the island.

Here is more about the attractions of Fanrang, which you can visit yourself, indicating their opening hours, the cost of visiting, and ways to get there:

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  • Drive along the shore to Ca Na Beach / Road to Ca Na. This is a beautiful route that you need to do on a rented motorbike or by car. The new road runs along the coast past beautiful Rocky and sandy coves, and on the other side there will be a desert area with sand dunes and fields on which sheep graze. The route can be completed at Ka Na Beach, 45 kilometers from the city, or drive a little further through the province. Go back the same way.

  • Drive along the coast to Cam Ranh / Road to Cam Ranh. Another full-day route, but longer than the first. In one direction it is necessary to overcome 60 kilometers. The road also passes along the beautiful coast and at first past the desert area, but then the picture changes abruptly, and you get to the territory of the Nui Chua Reserve. Approximately in the middle of the way, you can stop at the beaches or go snorkeling in Vinh Hy Bay. Go back the same way.

  • Nam Cuong Sand dune sand dunes. There are a lot of sand dunes near Fanrang, but these are the most popular and paid (dunes on the map). To drive up to them, you need to pay 5000 VND, which are illegally collected at the entrance of local "entrepreneurs". You can come here just for a photo shoot, roll down the sand hills at the fifth point, or ride along the dunes on old Soviet jeeps or ATVs.

  • Complex of Cham towers Po Klang Garai. These are the most famous of the towers in the vicinity of the resort, left after the fall of the Kingdom of Champa (Champa), they are more than 700 years old. Once there was a large Hindu temple complex, these towers are the best preserved. Recently they were taken under the protection of the state and restored. Entrance is paid-20,000 VND. Located 6 kilometers from the city center and 10 from the chicken zone, go by taxi or motorbike (towers on the map). There is also a small museum nearby, which is worth a visit before going to the ruins.

  • Tower of Cham Po Ro Me. another well-preserved tower from the time of the Kingdom of Champa, and this is a functioning temple. Only one tower has been preserved here, which is located on the top of the hill, a staircase leads to it. You can inspect it from the side, and to get inside the shrine, you need to ask the caretaker to open it, for which you are supposed to leave donations of about 20,000 VND. This tower is located 20 kilometers from the city in a village (tower on the map).

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